Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Rosslyn
CVO KPM
The Right Honourable The Earl of Rosslyn CVO KPM
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	Hereditary peerage; 17 December 1979 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 6th Earl of Rosslyn
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
	Incumbent
	Hereditary peerage ; 11 November 1999
Election	1999
Preceded by	Seat established
Personal details
Born	Peter St Clair-Erskine; 31 March 1958 (age 65)
Nationality	British
Political party	None (crossbencher)
Spouse	Helen Watters
Children	James St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough ; Lady Alice St Clair-Erskine ; The Hon. Harry St Clair-Erskine ; Lady Lucia St Clair-Erskine
Parent(s)	Anthony St Clair-Erskine, 6th Earl of Rosslyn ; Athenais de Mortemart
Occupation	Courtier, police officer

Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn, CVO, QPM (born 31 March 1958), known professionally as Peter Loughborough, is a British peer and former Metropolitan Police Commander. The Earl's lands include the world-famous Rosslyn Chapel.

Background and education

Lord Rosslyn was educated at Ludgrove School, Eton College and the University of Bristol.^[1]^[2] He inherited his titles in 1977, and took his seat in the House of Lords on 15 January 1980.^[3] Ahead of the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 which excluded most hereditary peers he was elected as one of the 28 peers in the Crossbench group who were to remain in the House of Lords.^[4]

Career

Rosslyn joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1980 on the recommendation of his third cousin Lord Strathnaver,^[2] a former detective and heir apparent of The 24th Countess of Sutherland. He reached the rank of chief inspector in the 1990s. In 1994 he led the undercover Operation Troodos, a successful crackdown on drug dealers in west London, including the drug supplier of the Marquess of Blandford, later Duke of Marlborough.^[5] From 2003 to 2014, he was head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department (since amalgamated into Protection Command). He received the Queen's Police Medal in the 2009 New Year Honours and was reputedly the Queen's "favourite policeman".^[6]

In March 2014, Lord Rosslyn was appointed as Master of the Household to The Prince of Wales, and The Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.^[2]

On 29 September 2014, Lord Rosslyn was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) upon relinquishing his appointment as Head of Royalty and Specialist Protection Department.^[7]

Family

He married Helen Watters in 1982 and they have two sons and two daughters.^[8]

Lady Rosslyn runs the London Original Print Fair.^[9]

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Royal Victorian Order (CVO)	Commander 29 September 2014
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	Distinguished Service 2009 New Year Honours
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 UK Version of this Medal
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

^ Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Charles and Camilla appoint police chief to Household". The Daily Telegraph. 1 April 2014.
^ HL Deb (15 January 1980) vol. 404, col. 1.
^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion 2000. Westminster: Vacher Dod Publishing Ltd. 2000. p. 361.
^ "Old Etonian earl in charge of royal protection likely to be centre of inquiry". The Guardian. 24 June 2003.
^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 25.
^ "No. 61020". The London Gazette. 15 October 2014. p. 19954.
^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (2010). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Vol. 178. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd. p. 845. ISBN 978-0-905702-89-6.
^ "Among friends: Inside the new King and Queen Consort's inner circle". Tatler. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

External links

Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at PublicWhip.org
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Rosslyn

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Anthony St Clair-Erskine	Earl of Rosslyn 1977–present Member of the House of Lords (1977–1999)	Incumbent
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present	Incumbent

[1] Barber, Richard (2004). The Story of Ludgrove. Oxford: Guidon Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 0-9543617-2-5.

[DailyTelegraph2014-2] "Charles and Camilla appoint police chief to Household". The Daily Telegraph. 1 April 2014.

[3] HL Deb (15 January 1980) vol. 404, col. 1.

[4] Dod's Parliamentary Companion 2000. Westminster: Vacher Dod Publishing Ltd. 2000. p. 361.

[5] "Old Etonian earl in charge of royal protection likely to be centre of inquiry". The Guardian. 24 June 2003.

[6] "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 25.

[7] "No. 61020". The London Gazette. 15 October 2014. p. 19954.

[8] Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (2010). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Vol. 178. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd. p. 845. ISBN 978-0-905702-89-6.

[9] "Among friends: Inside the new King and Queen Consort's inner circle". Tatler. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

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